Archie Goodwin

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Archie Goodwin

Archie is Nero Wolfe's live-in assistant in the private investigation business Wolfe runs out of his comfortable and luxurious New York City brownstone house on West 35th Street. Archie does most of the actual investigating, followed by reporting his findings to Wolfe, who then solves the mystery! Archie is a skilled observer and has trained his memory so that he can make verbatim reports, oral or typewritten, of extended conversations. He is even outstanding in typewriting, claiming his average speed is six to seven pages per hour, but when he's really hurrying, he can type up to ten pages per hour. But he's also opinionated, insolent and outspoken!

Archie does Wolfe's bookkeeping and banking, types his correspondence, and keeps the germination and other records for the orchids Wolfe raises as a hobby. Archie's hobbies include dancing (usually at the Flamingo), poker, and baseball. He was a fan of the New York Giants until they relocated to San Francisco in 1957, then later became a fa…more

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	Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1) by Rex Stout 3.97 avg rating — 16,710 ratings — published 1934 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2) by Rex Stout 4.09 avg rating — 7,988 ratings — published 1935 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe, #6) by Rex Stout 4.18 avg rating — 6,689 ratings — published 1938 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Orchids - A Nero Wolfe Novella (Nero Wolfe, #9) by Rex Stout 4.16 avg rating — 6,129 ratings — published 1942 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Many Cooks (Nero Wolfe, #5) by Rex Stout 4.10 avg rating — 6,209 ratings — published 1938 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41) by Rex Stout 4.22 avg rating — 5,747 ratings — published 1965 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe, #13) by Rex Stout 4.17 avg rating — 5,513 ratings — published 1948 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Over My Dead Body (Nero Wolfe, #7) by Rex Stout 4.10 avg rating — 5,258 ratings — published 1940 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Best Families (Nero Wolfe, #17) by Rex Stout 4.30 avg rating — 4,696 ratings — published 1950 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Box (Nero Wolfe, #4) by Rex Stout 4.12 avg rating — 4,522 ratings — published 1937 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars